Donnie Yen Quotes

• When you watch my films, you’re feeling my heart.

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• There is also a strong following among the urbanites on the East Coast when it comes to martial arts films.

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• There are two types of Chinese growing up in America. One is the kind that does really well in school, with thick, thick glasses. And the other is involved with the gangs.

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• Still, as much as I wish Ballistic Kiss could be a better film, the recognition it gained from critics and at festivals speaks for itself.

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• Martial art is a form of expression, an expression from your inner self to your hands and legs.

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• I’ve always been in a rebel.

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• I’m a very emotional guy.

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• I got nominated for my second film as best young director in the Aikido Film Festival in Japan.

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• From my experience as an actor, choreographer, action director, and producer, I understand the elements and the dynamics of being a film maker.

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• For years, I looked to Bruce Lee as a mentor as being a Chinese and Asian man living in this country.

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• For me, shooting, editing, and scoring rely on rhythm.

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• Bruce is the man. He was definitely ahead of his time.

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Donnie Yen (12)

Birth:	27th July, 1963
Nationality:	Hong Konger
Profession:	Actor, Choreographer, Film Director, Martial Artist, Producer, Stunt Performer

About

Donnie Yen was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. He is a Chinese-born Hong Konger actor, martial artist, film director, stunt Performer, film producer, action choreographer, and multiple-time world wushu tournament champion. He is credited by many for contributing to the popularization of the traditional martial arts style known as Wing Chun. He played Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man in the 2008 film Ip Man, which was a box office success. His first film soon after, Drunken Tai Chi, was a total hit. In 1997, Donnie started his own film production company and named it Bullet Films. He made his directional debut later in the same year with the film Legend of the Wolf, in which he also starred.

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